PAC SWI-JACK Steering Wheel Remote Interface

 

PAC SWI-JACK Steering Wheel Remote Interface

 

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Product Description

INFRARED Mastering REMOTE CAN Virtually Study ALL AFTERMARKET RADIOS' WIRELESS INFRARED REMOTE SIGNALS CONVERTS THE SIGNALS GENERATED BY THE FACTORY REMOTE Place CONTROLS INTO INFRARED SIGNALS RETAINS THE STEERING WHEEL HEATER AIR Manage BUTTONS ON ALL GM VEHICLES Very simple 3-WIRE HOOK-UP STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAMMING WITH LED CONFIRMATION NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WILL NOT Lose PROGRAMMING EVEN WHEN POWER IS DISCONNECTED ALPINE UNIVERSAL STEERING WHEEL RADIO INTERFACE

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 4 x 1.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000P7CD44
• Item model number: SWI-JACK
  

Buyer Evaluations

I installed this last week in my 2004 Toyota Sienna, together with a Kenwood KDC-X492 receiver and a KCA-BT200 Bluetooth interface, because my factory stereo did not incorporate Bluetooth support. So far it functions "OK", albeit with a couple of quirks.
If you push any of the steering wheel controls right immediately after powering on your auto, it becomes unresponsive for quite a few minutes. I believe this puts the unit into some sort of programming mode (as if you were pressing the "programming" button on the box itself) - but I am not about to open my dash again to appear at the unit in order to obtain out. I'll study to give it four-5 seconds of startup time just before interfering with its inner workings.
The steering wheel buttons are not rather as sensitive as they had been with the factory stereo. It takes a fraction of a second before a push is registered, and also it appears that it takes a little time for a release is registered as nicely. The outcome is that controlling the volume, for instance, is a bit far more tricky than it implemented to be for me: It takes about 1/2 second ahead of the volume adjustments - and then it adjustments quick! I also have to release it slightly ahead of it reaches the desired level.
A couple of other issues worth noting:
There are a number of SWI (steering wheel interface) models out there this one is for use with JVC, Alpine, Clarion or Kenwood head units (hence, "JACK"). For a Pioneer or Sony you would use the SWI-PS as an alternative, and for Eclipse you would use SWI-ECL2. (Even though note that if you are obtaining an Eclipse head unit for a Toyota or Honda, you do not need a SWI adapter. Basically hook the factory control wire directly into the Eclipse unit, and download firmware for your auto from e-iserv.jp).
If you have not currently bought your aftermarket head unit, check out the "Steering Wheel Interface Programming Guide" on pac-audio.com in order to identify which brands offer the best match for the steering wheel buttons in your vehicle. I basically ended up with the Kenwood unit for this purpose I was initial going to get a Pioneer DEH-P7000BT, but with the latter, the "up/down" buttons on my steering wheel would be "searching for" in tuner mode rather than picking the next/preceding preset channel.
The SWI does not come with automobile-specific harness adapters. This indicates that you May have to do some manual wiring (soldering, cutting/splicing, and so on.) onto your factory harness. In my case I was in a position to get away with no such harm: I had some 22-gauge hookup wire accessible that fit snugly into the (female) connector in the factory harness I just soldered that onto the end of the necessary SWI-JACK wires. Also, you will will need to solder (or crimp, and so on.) some of the wires to ground and VCC (+12V), which you can most effective do by sharing the corresponding solder points for your aftermarket stereo.
In either case, you might possibly want to follow certain instructions for your automobile located at the pac-audio.com webpage, rather than the included (fairly generic, massive, and confusing) printed material included with the kit.

Installing the device was relatively painless as extended as you have patience and understanding when it comes to auto audio. Cut a few wires and press a handful of buttons and you are completed. I believed it was so painless that I would do it again to save the dollars other locations will charge to do it for you.

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